. >> you know, having been in business for many years, prior to elective office, i understand what it takes to run a business and you know, folks who are in business are subject to tremendous challenges. and not only in the economy itself, but through government. so, government should be asking these, should be welcoming these businesses and not putting up road blocks. >> so, you've-- >> on that point you've then introduced legislation, to absorb the fees. >> i have a bill i'm sponsoring that would eliminate the fees and prevent government from bureaucratically deciding when these fees are necessary and when they're not necessary. there are certain exceptions, particularly when it comes to large developments. you wouldn't want wal-mart, for example, building a store on a main street without asking them to do some work, but for the small businesses we're going to eliminate the fees and hopefully i'll be able to convince my colleagues to support this. >> dave: small businesses need it more than ever. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> clayton: coming up on the show, a murde